Contractors Services
- Buyer
- Karbon Homes
- Value
- £14,132,000
- Closes
- 6 November 2026
- Where
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Karbon Homes (a housing association) is looking for contractors to handle repairs and maintenance across two geographic areas (Area 9 and Area 10) for their 54North housing properties. They need suppliers for electrical repairs, general responsive repairs, roofing work, scaffolding, and void repairs (work on empty properties before new tenants move in).
What the buyer wants
• Provide responsive (call-out and emergency) electrical repairs and maintenance to properties in Area 9 or Area 10 • Carry out general responsive repairs and maintenance to properties in Area 9 or Area 10 • Perform roofing repairs and maintenance work to properties in Area 9 or Area 10 • Supply and erect scaffolding for works at properties in Area 9 or Area 10 • Complete void repairs and maintenance (making empty properties ready for new tenants) in Area 9 or Area 10
Lots
- Electrical responsive - Area 9
- Electrical responsive - Area 10
- Responsive repairs - Area 9
- Responsive repairs - Area 10
- Roofing repairs - Area 9
- Roofing repairs - Area 10
- Scaffolding - Area 9
- Scaffolding - Area 10
- Voids Repairs and Maintenance - Area 9
- Voids Repairs and Maintenance - Area 10
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small sole traders and micro businesses will struggle: the contract is split into 10 separate lots across two areas, implying the buyer expects suppliers to handle high call-out volumes and maintain rapid response times; you must also be prepared to work across geographically distinct areas, and housing associations typically demand stronger insurance, references from similar landlords, and proven systems for managing reactive (emergency) repairs. If you are a one-person operation with no track record in housing repairs, you will be outbid.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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